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Just wondering - what does /lit/ think of manga? I know it is /a/'s thing, but does anyone in /lit/ think of any particular manga for worthwhile reading or as masterpieces?

Pic related - it's manga

>> No.1302348

Bokurano. Only the manga, the anime and "novel" sound shit.

>> No.1302351

I quite like Death Note and Code Geass as thriller series.

Apart from that, I only watch dumb action and comedy anime - turn-your-brain-off viewing. It's pretty fun.

>> No.1302379

Legend of the Motherfucking Galactic Heroes. Best damn anime ever.

>> No.1302411

wow you cuold have at least posted a picture from a manga that's actually good OP

>> No.1302414
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1302414

I read the first Barefoot Gen. I really liked it.

Also, for an awesome cartoon, read some Jason. I'm forever plugging him on this board.

Pic related, it's a Jason comic.

>> No.1302420

>>1302379

I'd love to watch it, but I've not been able to find it. Source?

>> No.1302435
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>>1302411
>implying Love Hina is not magnificent

>> No.1302437

>>1302435
Pedo

>> No.1302438

>>1302435
What are you talking about? There's no one who thinks that

>> No.1302439

>>1302437

4chan.

>> No.1302515

>>1302379
But OP asked for thoughts on manga..
>>1302420
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=148995
They're also slowly releasing DVD versions.
There aren't many anime series worth watching, but I'd (re)watch the shit out of this like Bebop or MSG.
>>1302345
I like Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.

>> No.1302607 [DELETED] 

wat

>> No.1302614

>>1302515

Thanks, bro.

>> No.1302619

The signal:noise is even worse than in western comics, but there are a few gold nuggets out there.

>> No.1302651
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1302651

>masterpieces

wait, you're serious aren't you

>> No.1302660

Not /lit/, still enjoyable.

>> No.1302663

>>1302619
I would argue it's just as bad and most of the comics you like are crap

>> No.1302684

>>1302663
Would you? Do it, don't say it.

>> No.1302944 [DELETED] 

wat

>> No.1302947

nausicaa

>> No.1302956

Naoki Urasawa up in this bitch. True baller.

Although I think he's not yet written anything up to his full potential... his work tends a little to meandering. Lacks focus sometimes. Dude is a genius, though.

>> No.1302976

>>1302515
>There aren't many anime series worth watching
Serial Experiments Lain
Ergo Proxy
Darker than Black
Death Note
FLCL
Yakitate Japan
Neon Genesis Evangelion

That's a fair few right there.

>> No.1302983

>>1302976
>Serial Experiments Lain

i'll let it pass

>Ergo Proxy

lol

>Darker than Black

rofl

>Death Note

no

>FLCL

yeah okay (barely)

>Yakitate Japan

nope

>Neon Genesis Evangelion

ehhhhhh

>> No.1302986

>>1302983
i like lain and flcl

>> No.1302991

You know an anime that's really worth watching? K-On

>> No.1303003

>>1302983
>i'll let it pass
>lol
>rofl
>no
>yeah okay (barely)
>nope
>ehhhhhh
>tl;dr I like to spend my time watching stuff I don't really like
Cool story bro.

>> No.1303009
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1303009

here is a pic of my anime folder, please critique/ tell me your thoughts (thinking of deleting rahxephon because it's really just a waste of space)

>> No.1303012

>>1303009
oh shit i forgot to move brrserk somehwere else, talk about embarrassing lol

>> No.1303023

Some worthwhile ones are Sexy Voice and Robo, Nasu, Soil, Blade of the Immortal, Pluto, Monster, anything by Inio Asano, and Planetes. Those are the only ones I'd consider on par with some of my favorite books, though a few I just read for fairly mindless fun.

>> No.1303026

>>1303009
we should become friends

>> No.1303028

>>1303023
we should hang out. you seem cool.

>> No.1303031

>Just wondering - what does /lit/ think of manga?
>Just wondering - what does /mu/ think of movies?

>> No.1303035

Trigun is good.
So is Birdy the Mighty (too bad it hasn't been translated yet).
Claymore starts out great but begins to drag after the mission in the North.

>> No.1303041

Nope, total shit with no literary merit.

>> No.1303042
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1303042

Phoenix (Future and Karma stories at least) and Buddha are the only manga I can think of that are widely regarded as masterpieces.

>> No.1303047

IT'S ALL FUCKING SHIT, DEAR GOD, WHEN WILL YOU LEARN? WHEN WILL YOU LEARN, /LIT/? WHEN WILL YOU LEARN?

>> No.1303049

>>1303047
literally everything originating from the island of japan is terrible

dirty nip bastards

>> No.1303050

I love when mangafags think their medium should be respected. It's so innocent.

>> No.1303053

Beck: Mogolian Chop Squad pushes the genre.

>> No.1303054

>>1303042
I feel like people who say this are the same as people who can't name any good contemporary novels.

Tezuka was important, sure, but there are people doing very good work today, too.

>> No.1303059

>>1303050

>innocent

I was thinking more like "stupid."

>> No.1303061
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>anime and manga

>> No.1303070

Cowboy Bebop (the anime) was decent at first. Turned to shit around the time they found Ed, though.

Still nowhere near literature. Or film. Or computer games. Or any other art form.

>> No.1303078

>>1303070
>Or film
Which will be better, Cowboy Bebop the anime or Cowboy Bebop the film?

>> No.1303082

i'll bet none of you faggots knows about riyoko ikeda

>> No.1303088

>>1303054
I'm not saying there isn't, those just seem to be the only manga books that get wide praise from literature critics worldwide on any level.

>> No.1303094

>>1303082
I fucked her.

>> No.1303104

>>1303088
Yeah, I figured you weren't implying it yourself, but every time I hear a "literary critic" say something along those lines it's just... safe to the point that it's absolutley meaningless. Come on, try some stuff no one's really made a statement about yet.

>> No.1303126

I read Lone Wolf and A Cub, actually I didn't read only that one, but its a perfect example so I'll go with it.

For first couple of books (?), it was awesome. Great story, character and art. Then when story arc was finishing, it all went to hell. Main character became hearless killing machine and story just dropped dead. It was obvious that author just kept the story going for the sake of sales. I got the same exact fealing from all the other manga that I read.

>> No.1303134

>>1303126
lone wolf and cub is easily kazuo koike's most boring work, tho

>> No.1303146

>>1303078
The anime. The film will likely have Ed from the beginning and it will also likely lose the charm of the setting that the anime had in the early episodes.

>> No.1303864

>>1302976
I thought Lain was good. FLCL is okay.
>That's a fair few right there.
Half of those aren't really worth watching though.
I meant that there aren't many (as a percentage) worth watching in the sea of moeblob, romantic comedy, harem, wish-fulfillment, magical girl, and Naruto clone shit. You can obviously find some good or decent stuff of course.
>>1303009
Looks fine. Nice to see you have Haibane Renmei.
>>1303070
I disagree. It was good throughout.
>>1303078
The movie takes place somewhere in the middle of the series. It'd be better to watch the anime.
>>1303082
The Rose of Versailles is excellent.


>bumping a non-/lit/ discussion to piss everyone off

>> No.1303889

Thought this was about manga not anime. I like a weird variety of manga genres. I like Cat Street which is a slice-of-life storyline but with social outcasts, Eyeshield 21 which is about football (which I hate with a passion) but it makes football seem EPIC and it's a really funny series, or Please Save My Earth which is a little bit cliche but is an amazing story about people reincarnated and dealing with both of their lives and the conflicts that they bring.

That's just a few. In terms of anime, there's groundbreaking stuff like Utena, Gankutsuou (though it's just a retelling of Monte Cristo), and Paranoia Agent. There's visionaries in all forms of media and I try to seek them out without showing prejudice to an entire form of expression.

>> No.1303949

Gunjo, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Black Jack, Claudine, Strawberry Shake Sweet, and while not great I also like Fujieda Miyabi's stuff.
>>1303023
Seconding Monster, Planetes, Pluto.

>> No.1303963
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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
BLAME!
Hellsing

I read manga for the art.